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The Ministry of Women
Development collaborated with First Women Bank Ltd. for economic empowerment of
rural women. Rs. 35 Million has been allocated for the pilot project which would
span in 3 years, with a revolving credit line of Rs. 20 Million.
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major objective of the project is to enable the rural poorest of the poor women.
Supplement their livelihood by supporting micro enterprise development, creating
market linkages and maintaining inter-dependence between micro-credit and skill
development. thus leading to their economic empowerment.
The project has
been implemented in 54 villages and has disbursed Rs. 2.5 Million amongst 202
Women living below the poverty line. |
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